Cultivating tool



Nov. 29, 1932. D. ELDER CULTIVATING TOOL Filed Nov. 18, 1929 latenteclNov. 29, 1932 T A T E S Parana err-ice GULTIVATING- TOOL Applicationfiled November 18, 1929, Serial N9, 07,858,

My present invention relates to cultivating tools, and more particularlyto a hand cultivating tool, hereinafter referred to as a weeder,designed for the purpose of removing weeds from around growing plants,and also for the purpose of loosening the soil thereabouts to betterstimulate the growth of the plants.

I am well aware that there have been various attempts to produce weedersof this type some of which have met with more or less commercialsuccess, but in most instances the weeder has been so constructed thatlong life of the instrument has been impossible due to breakage of therelatively thin ma terial necessitated in the loop of the instrum-ent.One of the chief reasons for this premature breakage lies in the factthat in nearly all of these instruments, an improper O anchorage orholding means have been pres ent. With the above facts in mind, I havedeveloped a weeder that iswvery simple and strong, light in constructionand symmetrical in design.

My principal object therefore is an im proved weeder;

Another object is a weeder provided with reinforced clips to securelyhold the loopblade and prevent premature breakage from 0 continuousbending movements.

Other objects of the invention will be noted as the description of theinvention progresses.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 is an end elevation;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the clips employed toanchor the blade of the instrument.

Referring to the drawing, 10 indicates a handle preferably made of woodor some other equally light material having a rectangular cross sectionwith corners rounded off at 11 where the hand of the operator con- 45tacts with the handle 10. The blade end of the handle 10 is fan-shapedas indicated at 12, being provided with outwardly eX- tended sides 13,the rearward portions of which converge toward a common point with- 50in the handle 10.

A curved loop 14:, made from a thin band, of spring steel correspondingto that which is used in clock springs, is clamped to the sides 18, ofthe handle 10, by means of clamps 15, and held firmly thereby, by meansof bolt .16, and nut 17. The bolt 16 passes through side members 13 as aresult of any movement of the blade 14 which fits closely between thefianges 21, and against the inside surface 22, of the said clamps 15.

In operation, the weeder is held in the hand of the operator, and theblade 14 is engaged with the earth in an edge-wise manner, cutting andloosening the earth around the plants, and at the same time, breaking upand dislodging such weeds as may be present.

I am aware that the broad idea of a weeder of the class above describedis old, but I believe that the improvement herein mentioned anddisclosed in the accompanying drawing is new, and having described myinvention, what I claim as new, is

1. In an improved hand cultivating tool of the class describedcomprising in combination, a handle provided at one end with obliquelydisposed and perforated sides, a curved loop comprising a thin band ofresilient material the two ends being perforated, perforated flangedclamps adapted to engage over the perforated ends of said loop, abinding member adapted to pass through said perforated members and bindsaid loop to said handle. I

2. In an improved hand cultivating tool of the class describedcomprising in combination, a handle provided at one end with obliquelydisposed and perforated sides, a curved loop comprising a thin band ofresilient material the two ends being perfo- I rated, perforated flangedclamps comprising a flat sheet of material the two opposite sides ofwhich are upset for the purpose of engaging over the perforated ends ofsaid loop, a binding member adapted to pass through said perforatedmembers and bind said loop to said handle.

3. In an improved hand cultivating tool of the class describedcomprising in combi nation, a handle provided at one end with obliquelydisposed and perforated sides, a curved loop comprising a thin band ofresilient material the two ends being perforated, perforated flangedclamps comprising a flat sheet of material the tWo opposite sides ofWhich are up-set for the purpose of engaging over the perforated ends ofsaid loop, means for binding said members together and maintaining saidloop in a curved position.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

DAVID ELDER.

